Festive Yule Log "Cake"

Celebrate Christmas with a traditional yule log dessert - only an easier, no bake version! Graham crackers soften while refrigerating creating a cake like texture.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 14 servings.

Ingredient list

1 pkg. (4 oz.) semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted, cooled slightly and divided
5 NILLA Wafers
1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
¼ cup butter, softened
1½ cups powdered sugar
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) vanilla instant pudding mix
1 cup cold milk
1½ cups thawed frozen whipped topping
14 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, broken in half (28 squares)
1 oz. white baking chocolate
¼ cup fresh raspberries

Directions

Pipe small amount of semi-sweet chocolate into spiral design on wafers; refrigerate until ready to use. Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add remaining melted chocolate; mix well. Gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy.

Beat pudding mix and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in whipped topping. Spread 1 rounded Tbsp. pudding mixture onto 1 graham square; cover with second graham square. Spread top with 1 rounded Tbsp. pudding mixture. Repeat with remaining graham squares and pudding mixture to form 12-inch loaf. Stand on edge on platter; frost with cream cheese mixture to resemble log.

Run tines of fork over dessert to resemble tree bark. Refrigerate overnight. Meanwhile, make curls from white chocolate (see Tip); refrigerate until ready to use. Decorate with wafers, chocolate curls and raspberries. Cut into diagonal slices to serve.